Larry 在准备搬家，李华特别去Larry 家帮他收拾装箱。今天李华会学到两
个常用语： to toss something和digs.

    LL： Hey， Li Hua ， what do you think of this sweater？ It's got
several holes. Should I toss it ？

    LH：你要把这件毛衣扔给我装箱？你自己说有好几个洞了，还留它干嘛？扔
了算啦！

    LL： That's what I meant. I didn't mean to toss the sweater to you.
I mean to throw it out. To toss something means to throw something out.
LH：噢，原来to toss it就是把东西扔了的意思。这件毛衣真的该丢了。其实还
有一些衣服你也该丢掉了。

    LL： Hey， I didn't ask your opinion of my wardrobe. I just wanted
to know if I should toss that one particular sweater. LH：哎！我也只是
帮你忙啊。如果你不要我帮忙，那就算喽！我才不管你衣柜里哪些衣服该丢，哪
些不该丢呢！

    LL： Okay ， since you're so eager to help： Should I toss this pair
of shoes， too？ They're really old and gross. LH ：这还要问啊？你这双
鞋又旧又脏的，当然该丢掉喽！还有你那件黄的T 恤衫也可以扔了。

    LL： No ， I'm going to use that as a rag for cleaning my new apartment.
I hate to toss something that I can still find a use for. LH：你想拿那
件破衣服来当抹布，废物利用，这倒是不错。Hey ，Larry ，冰箱里的这些苹果
都烂了，可以扔掉了吗？

    LL： Yes， I'm afraid that there is quite a bit in the refrigerator
that needs to be tossed. I buy things and then I'm never home to eat them.
LH：我也是，经常买了东西不吃，最后又扔掉。也许下回该买些冷冻食品，不然，
让食物烂了又扔掉，好浪费哟！

    LL： You're right. It's really terrible to toss out food. LH：好吧！

    我先帮你清一清冰箱里的东西，我可以把烂掉的食品全都扔掉吗？Can I toss
them out？

    LL： You can toss out whatever you think needs to be tossed.

    ******

    LL： Well ， how do you like my new digs？

    LH： Digs ？ Dig不是“挖”的意思。你在说什么啊？这是你的新公寓耶！

    LL： My new "digs" is my new apartment， Li Hua. "Digs" is slang for
one's place of residence. LH：嗨，dig 不是挖土，挖洞的挖吗！你用的是名
词，还是多数。Digs，所以，这就是指一个人住的地方。

    LL：That's right. My new digs is a bit empty now， but once I move
my stuff in ， this should be a nice apartment. LH：嗯，现在看起来是有
点空空荡荡。可是我担心你东西搬进来以后就会乱了。

    LL： Hey， I'm not that messy ！ I like to keep my digs nice. LH：
对，你不算太乱，但是也不见得是那种非常整洁干净的人。

    LL： Okay ， you're entitled to your opinion， but I am also entitled
to disagree with you. I happen to be very proud of the way I maintain
my digs. LH ：我当然可以保留我的意见咯！你也完全可以不同意我的看法。其
实，你的家只要你自己满意就行了。说正经的，Larry 你要不要我帮你布置新家，
your new digs ？

    LL： Let's just take care of moving first. Once all of my stuff is
here， we can talk about decorating. LH ：那也是，还是先搬完了再说，再
不赶快搬，今晚你恐怕得在旧公寓里睡觉喽！